Portable riveting apparatus.



PATENTBD JULY 17,' 1906.

H. B, NICHOLS. PORTABLE RIVBTING APPARATUS.

AEPLIOATIOH FILED JULY 19. 1904.

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- To whom fit may cancel-n;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY Bl NICHOLS, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

I PORTABLE RIVEHNG APPRRATUS;

Be it lmo'wn om I, Harm! B. e Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelp a and State of Pennsylvania, have lnrrented ai new and useful Impro'rement in Portable Riveting Apparattls, of which the follow g is a fill clear, and exact description, mic-'- enoe e1 w had to the mo infiffwhic formepertofthmep V r y inventionlhos to Portal; eting apparatus for in'rivetngrall ioint plates to track-rails inthe track, and- 3 63: ergned [701 rovido apparatus of thr'e 511mm:-

ter infivlfi the power-operated riveting-tool is so arranfied as to be Perfectly the control of te operator or operators, so that it may be easilyshifted from one rivet to amator without lea.

terbalane the weig t of the crane-arm lino? other and from one joint to anotherwith little manual efiort.- To this enii I mount the'appamtus 1115011 a. movable vehicle which min be drawn by horses or other animals or propelled after the manner of an automobile along and parallel with the track to whloh the 1011113818 to be applied. On this vehicle I mount the apparatus for suglplying the power to the liveter. {power- 's preferalaly compressed air supli alr compreseors drawn 3;. smtable meters. I also provide the vehicle with a fired table roller-mounted u on which is a horizontal crane arm or ji which is preferably arm'nged to turn entire once. Mounted to travel on this am or jib isa carriage from whioh'tho riveter is flexibly sugended, preferably thro h the Insdiurn a diflerential hoist bl or wheel.

The goofing which eflecrs the momma of thet which affects the movement of the c the crane-em: as well as is so arranged. that it can be actuated. by e riveter oparthe riveter. To eou'ariveter the air compressor or compressors with their motor or motors are mountefi be adjusted transversely ofjihe vehicle My inventlon also comets in noyel construction, erraegement, and eembmtlon arts, all substantially es hereinafter do and pointed out In tho appmdml claims, reterenoehoing he'd to the compo nylng drawing, m whisk- Flgur e-lis a lm view otthe a'ratus embodying ragei vehtion, encl fig anerid elevation of same The numeral 1 the lmdy-por- Bpeoiflchtion of Letters Patent. V Appliuetlon flu! my 19, JIM. Berle! 119. 217.231-

by eas er more Patented. July 17. mos.

or they may be steam orgasolcne moto any epprove t 4' ileslgnates an ele y fted circular table.

on the vehicle-body above the comreesors 2 and uponmfiich is mounted on lie-center f5 and rollers 5 the inner cm! ortion of the crane arm or'ilb 7. Said txib o is rovided with an internal gear 8, engaged y a ar-wheel 9 on a vertical shaft 10 inur- 3 to will aim, am? also carrying a, hevek wheel 11 whiolzis in? wheel 12 on end of a'horizom ta shaft 13, which is also journaled upon the said, arm. Shaft 13, also oonios a. wormmeans of a depending chain or eord18,.worki g o er hi wheel, the control of the gouring is yloel' reach ofthe operotor at the'goe umatifi rivets: 19 This rivctons ilf any egg-oval type, being sufiplled will out e reservolrs 3 b 0. enable pipe or hose 20, supportedon .riveter is 'fiefibl suspended from, the horst 21, wl1ich is in m ended from a car liege 22, which is moun d to trevel on tho flanges of the arm 7. carriage 18 prollefi'tlsrough suitable gearing 22*, actuated a'ehein wheel 23 and charm 24. It will -18 and 24- and the 0 sin 25 of the hoist 21 the riveter is perfectly the control ofthe operator. The pomt 26 of eusoneion of the riveter is as nearly as POSSlblG Elm point of ite'center of gravity, whereby fits' manipulation is renere extremely ees In order to counterbalance the weight of t 1: arm 7 mid of the rireter, the compressors 2 slides 22, ape; w

soreur 29 29' designate stoves for heatin then -ets. Theeestovee may be eupph wlth anby means of at 11119640, leading from the regs ervoirs 3, or by a. motor-driven fen located 1n 7 7 they m be adjusted front of the err-oompressor.

Theorane can be moved upon rte table, so

wheel liJnesha'ng with a war-11115 on a shaft 16, which (also eerriea a drain-wheel 1?. By

crane-arm. The Y be reafily seen that bimeaais of the chains 'tion of the movable vehicle upon which the V presaors' and their motors; which Somal air by 9. correspond :7

with their motors are movably mounmd on as to be projected from either side of the vehicle and at any angle thereto as may be most convenient for the work in hand.

While I have shown the vehicle as adapted to be drawn by horses or other animals, it is obvious that it may be propelled by any suitable power.

The apparatus may be changed in details without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. Hence Ido not Wish to e lin'iited to the particular embodiment thereof which I have herein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, ,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a portable rivetin apparatus, the combination of a vehicle, a horizontal, circularly-movable crane-arm carried by the vehicle, a riveting device suspended from said arm, gearing for actuating said arm to change its position and means for actuating said gearing from the neighborhood of the riveter.

2. In portable track-working apparatus, the combination of a vehicle, a horizontal circularly-movable crane-arm carried by the vehicle, gear for changing the position of the said arm, a carriage mounted to travel on the said arm, gear for actuating said carriage, a tool suspended from the carriage, and means whereby both the said gears may be operated from a position adjacent to the tool.

3. In portable track-working apparatus, the combination of a vehicle, a horizontallymovable crane-arm mounted thereon, gear for changing the position of the said arm, a carriage mounted to travel on the said arm, gear for actuatin said carriage, a tool flexibly and adjustab y suspended from said carriage, and means for actuating both of the said gears and alsofor adjusting said tool.

4. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a supporting-vehicle,

movable crane-arm carried by and. a poWer-generatin machine mounted thereon, of an extended horizontal crane-arm also carried by the said vehicle, and means for adjusting the position of said power-generating machine to counterbalance the weight of said arm in its different positions.

5. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a supporting-vehicle, of a movable tool-carrying arm or jib mounted on said vehicle, a power-operated tool car ried by the said arm, a power-generating machine carried on the vehicle, and means for adjusting the position of the said machine on the vehicle to counterbalance the said arm in its different positions.

6. In a portable riveting apparatus, the combination of a vehicle, an elevated circular table carried by the vehicle, a horizontal crane-arm mounted upon and geared to the said table, a carriage mounted to travel on the said arm, a hoist suspended from the said carriage, a power-actuated riveter suspended from the said hoist, gearing for actuating the said crane-arm and also the carriage, and means adjacent to the said gearing.

7. In a portable riveting apparatus, the combination of a vehicle. a horizontallythe vehicle, a riveting device suspended from said arm, gearing for actuating the arm to change its position, means for actuating said gearin from the neighborhood of the riveter, and means for counterbalancing the weight of said arm and its suspended riveting device in the different positions thereof.

In testimonywhereof I have aflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY B. NICHOLS. Witnesses:

E. W. N ICHOLSQN, WM. D. THERBY.

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